The 1805 Dispatches #25.03 June 2025 4 of 7 COMMEMORATION (Continued) VISIT TO DUNDEE THE TRAFALGAR CHRONICLE The publisher for the Trafalgar Chronicle recently sent to the editors, John Rodgaard and Judy Pearson, the proof image for this year’s cover. The 1878 oil painting by Hendrick Frans Schaefels (Belgium, 1827 – 1904) is entitled “Lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar”. However, various details (the officer’s uniform, the littlae red balls atop the gun crews’ caps) say this is a French ship. Nevertheless, the editors still feel it captures the drama of the battle very well. The officer could be Captain Louis-Antoine Cyprien Infernet of the French shipIntrépide. In a recent visit to Dundee, John Rodgaard and Judy Pearson saw the museum ship HMS Unicorn on the River Tay. A Leda Class frigate launched in 1824, she never saw combat service and has a roof instead of masts because she was laid up in ordinary, and is the only vessel in the world that still has such a roof. In her varied career she has been a gunpowder storage ship and then became a drill (training) ship in 1873 for the Royal Navy Reserve. She accepted the surrender of the German U-Boat U-2326 at Dundee on 14 May 1945. She continued in service until the 1960s. Now she is under restoration by the Unicorn Preservation Society. (Photos: Dr J Pearson) 7 Langar Hall Picture Captions 1. L to R: Cdr Mark Barton, Cdr Alexandra Brooks, Countess Howe, The Earl Howe, Lord Lieutenant Veronica Pickering, Marianne Howarth, Stephen Howarth, Peter Marsden, Jenny Ridd, Juliet Bewley and John Bewley. 2. Stephen Howarth. 3. Mark Barton. 4. Veronica Pickering. 5. The Earl Howe. 6. Lord Lieutenant, Nottinghamshire, Veronica Pickering and Countess Howe (who happens to be LL Buckinghamshire). 7. The blessing of the tomb.
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